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William Howard Russell

Irish journalist (1820–1907)
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William Howard Russell
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 28, 1820
Date of death
February 11, 1907
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
Occupation
journalist, photographer, writer
Employer
The Times[10]
Member of political party
Conservative Party[14]
Award received
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Bachelor[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19][20][21]
Family name
Russell[15]
Floruit
1854[18]
Given name
William, Howard[16][17]
Has works in the collection
Memoria Chilena
Name in native language
William Howard Russell
P14397
4132
Place of burial
Brompton Cemetery[8]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000081214449
VIAF cluster ID
42275360
Library of Congress authority ID
n50036052
GND ID
104348437
Alvin ID
alvin-person:18716
At the Circulating Library ID
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Az.lib.ru author ID
r/rassel_u_g
BHCL UUID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
291007
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12232636j
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00369136
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Curran Index contributor ID
504
DDB person (GND) ID
104348437
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
104348437
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
007850
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Howard-Russell
FAST ID
12254
Find a Grave memorial ID
11214
Freebase ID
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Harper's tag
william-howard-sir-russell
IdRef ID
079284353
LBT person ID
WiRusse1907
Libraries Australia ID
35469233
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
65255
NL CR AUT ID
kup19960000085230
NLA Trove people ID
964391
NUKAT ID
n94001699
National Library of Greece ID
154699
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007267332205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810679247205606
National Library of Portugal ID
102894
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp03919
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069408297
Obálky knih ID
kup19960000085230
Online Books Page author ID
Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907
Open Library ID
OL591137A
OpenMLOL author ID
47378
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
35889
Parsifal cluster ID
469822
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
67877
Project Gutenberg author ID
25635
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
14972
RKDartists ID
384256
SNAC ARK ID
w6br8vzf
Topic's main category
Category:William Howard Russell
Treccani ID
sir-william-howard-russell
UK National Archives ID
F43913
Wellcome Collection concept ID
pvpdw7h9
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 3
writer, journalist, photographer
Given name 2
William, Howard
Award received 1
Knight Bachelor
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Employer 1
The Times
Family name 1
Russell
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Conservative Party
Place of birth 1
Dublin
Place of burial 1
Brompton Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Characters 1
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Summary

Born in Dublin[1], he… he was born on March 28, 1820[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on February 11, 1907[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], photographer[6], and writer[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[11], a grade of an order[22], in United Kingdom[23] and Knight Bachelor[12], a title of honor[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1300[26].

FAQs

Where was William Howard Russell born?

Born in Dublin[1].

Where did William Howard Russell die?

William Howard Russell passed away in London[3].

What did William Howard Russell do for work?

William Howard Russell worked as journalist[5], photographer[6], and writer[7].

What awards did William Howard Russell receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[11] and Knight Bachelor[12].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → william-howard-sir-russell
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  2. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → William, Howard
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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